Naujausi A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V W Y Z
Pavadinimas: VALUE IN ETHICS ECONOMICS
Autoriai: ELIZABETH ANDERSON
Metai: 1993
ISBN: 0674931890
Leidykla: Cambridge ; London : Harvard University Press
Brūkšninis kodas: 4036664
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Preface xi
1 A pluralistic theory of value 1
1.1 A rational attitude theory of value 1
1.2 Ideals and self-assessment 5
1.3 How goods differ in kind (I): Different modes of valuation 8
1.4 How goods differ in kind (II): Social relations of realization 11
2 An expressive theory of rational action 17
2.1 Value and rational action 17
2.2 The framing of decisions 22
2.3 The extrinsic value of states of affairs 26
2.4 Consequentialism 30
2.5 Practical reason and the unity of the self 38
3 Pluralism and incommensurable goods 44
3.1 The advantages of consequentialism 44
3.2 A pragmatic theory of comparative value judgments 47
3.3 Incommensurable goods 55
3.4 Rational choice among incommensurable goods 59
4 Self-understanding, the hierarchy of values, and moral constraints 65
4.1 The test of self-understanding 65
4.2 The hierarchy of values 66
4.3 Agent centered restrictions 73
4.4 Hybrid consequentialism 79
4.5 A self-effecting theory of practical reason? 86
5 Criticism, justification, and common sense 91
5.1 A pragmatic account of objectivity 91
5.2 The thick conceptual structure of the space of reasons 97
5.3 How common sense can be self-critical 104
5.4 Why we should ignore skeptical challenges to common sense 112
6 Monistic theories of value 117
6.1 Monism 117
6.2 Moore`s aesthetic monism 119
6.3 Hedonism 123
6.4 Rational desire theory 129
7 The ethical limitations of the market 141
7.1 Pluralism, freedom, and liberal politics 141
7.2 The ideals and social relations of the modern market 143
7.3 Civil society and the market 147
7.4 Personal relations and the market 150
7.5 Political goods and the market 158
7.6 The limitations of market ideologies 163
8 Is women’s labor a commodity? 168
8.1 The case of commercial surrogate motherhood 168
8.2 Children as commodities 170
8.3 Women’s labor as a commodity 175
8.4 Contract pregnancy and the status of women 182
8.5 Contract pregnancy, freedom, and the law 185
9 Cost-benefit analysis, safety, and the environmental quality 190
9.1 Cost-benefit, analysis as a form of commodification 190
9.2 Autonomy, labor markets, and the value of life 195
9.3 Citizens, consumers, and the value of the environment 203
9.4 Toward democratic alternatives to cost-benefit analysis 210
Conclusion 217
Notes 223
References 231
Index 241
Autoriai: ELIZABETH ANDERSON
Metai: 1993
ISBN: 0674931890
Leidykla: Cambridge ; London : Harvard University Press
Brūkšninis kodas: 4036664
Ieškoti VUB kataloge
Anotacija:
This book offers the most compelling case yet against rational choice theory, cost-benefit analysis, utilitarian ethics, and the subjective theories of value that underlie them. More than this, it offers a fresh and lucid alternative theory of value, rich with practical consequences for politics, economics, and ethics. This remarkable work should establish Elizabeth Anderson as one of the most important moral philosophers of her generation.
Preface xi
1 A pluralistic theory of value 1
1.1 A rational attitude theory of value 1
1.2 Ideals and self-assessment 5
1.3 How goods differ in kind (I): Different modes of valuation 8
1.4 How goods differ in kind (II): Social relations of realization 11
2 An expressive theory of rational action 17
2.1 Value and rational action 17
2.2 The framing of decisions 22
2.3 The extrinsic value of states of affairs 26
2.4 Consequentialism 30
2.5 Practical reason and the unity of the self 38
3 Pluralism and incommensurable goods 44
3.1 The advantages of consequentialism 44
3.2 A pragmatic theory of comparative value judgments 47
3.3 Incommensurable goods 55
3.4 Rational choice among incommensurable goods 59
4 Self-understanding, the hierarchy of values, and moral constraints 65
4.1 The test of self-understanding 65
4.2 The hierarchy of values 66
4.3 Agent centered restrictions 73
4.4 Hybrid consequentialism 79
4.5 A self-effecting theory of practical reason? 86
5 Criticism, justification, and common sense 91
5.1 A pragmatic account of objectivity 91
5.2 The thick conceptual structure of the space of reasons 97
5.3 How common sense can be self-critical 104
5.4 Why we should ignore skeptical challenges to common sense 112
6 Monistic theories of value 117
6.1 Monism 117
6.2 Moore`s aesthetic monism 119
6.3 Hedonism 123
6.4 Rational desire theory 129
7 The ethical limitations of the market 141
7.1 Pluralism, freedom, and liberal politics 141
7.2 The ideals and social relations of the modern market 143
7.3 Civil society and the market 147
7.4 Personal relations and the market 150
7.5 Political goods and the market 158
7.6 The limitations of market ideologies 163
8 Is women’s labor a commodity? 168
8.1 The case of commercial surrogate motherhood 168
8.2 Children as commodities 170
8.3 Women’s labor as a commodity 175
8.4 Contract pregnancy and the status of women 182
8.5 Contract pregnancy, freedom, and the law 185
9 Cost-benefit analysis, safety, and the environmental quality 190
9.1 Cost-benefit, analysis as a form of commodification 190
9.2 Autonomy, labor markets, and the value of life 195
9.3 Citizens, consumers, and the value of the environment 203
9.4 Toward democratic alternatives to cost-benefit analysis 210
Conclusion 217
Notes 223
References 231
Index 241
